President Trump tweeted a meme Monday evening depicting a golden Trump skyscraper adorning the shores of Greenland.
“I promise not to do this to Greenland!” the president quipped, his latest comment on the rumors that he would like to nab the Danish territory for the U.S. in a real estate deal.
I promise not to do this to Greenland! pic.twitter.com/03DdyVU6HA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2019
Many Twitter users seemingly found the meme funny.
!!!!!!!!
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) August 20, 2019
Troll Level: Intergalactic https://t.co/ITNGEZnMaO
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) August 20, 2019
This remains the best story going https://t.co/k93PnwsI3g
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) August 20, 2019
Shut twitter down it will never eclipse this moment. https://t.co/2N1gD4NefY
— Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims) August 20, 2019
i’m seeing a photoshop of a big building surrounded by a bunch of little buildings and i am absolutely losing my shit, how does he do it! pic.twitter.com/b9oswQYCQ3
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) August 20, 2019
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the president had, “with varying levels of seriousness,” asked advisers about the possibility of purchasing the large, resource-rich land mass, which has been subject to Denmark since 1814.
Trump said if the U.S. were to buy Greenland, it would essentially be “a large real estate deal,” adding, “A lot of things could be done. It’s hurting Denmark because they’re losing almost $700 million a year carrying it. So they carry it at a great loss. And strategically, for the United States it would be nice.” Trump conceded that such a thing was not his top priority.
Greenland’s foreign minister asserted that Greenland is “not for sale.”
